8 dead, about 40 hurt in south Texas bus crash, officials say
Reporting from LAREDO, Texas — Eight people were killed and some 40 injured in a charter bus crash in south Texas, an official said.
Webb County spokesman Larry Sanchez told the Laredo Morning Times that seven people died at the scene on U.S. Highway 83 north of Laredo. An eighth person died at a hospital.
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Webb County Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ricardo Rangel said the bus, identified as belonging to OGA Charters, originated in the Rio Grande Valley and was headed to a casino in Eagle Pass, about 125 miles northwest of Laredo. The bus company is based in San Juan in Hidalgo County.
The fire department described it as a one-vehicle rollover. Firefighters received the call late Saturday morning. The highway remained closed into the afternoon.
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